The Vice-Chair, Ms Petia Moeva, the Rapporteurs of the Working Groups, Mrs Linda Niki Volosinovsky / WG1, Mr Arman Sargsyan / WG2, Mr Joseph Gerada / WG3, and the Equality Rapporteur, Mrs Merita Xhafaj, met in Strasbourg on 12- 13 June to take stock of the work of the Working Groups and contribute to the preparation of the PECS 2nd plenary meeting on 19 and 20 September 2017. On this occasion, they exchanged with  representatives of bodies and committees of the Council of Europe, with a view to making further progress with the mainstreaming approach to social cohesion throughout the Council of Europe.